I like the design and the wood. No idea what it is. Try some Robert Sorby tungston carbide chisels for that tear out. I have the turn master and you can change the bits. I wait till I get close to the final size and pull these guys out and it cuts much better and tear out is less.

-- A positive attitude will take you much further than positive thinking ever will.

Right on Dusty, thanks for those links.It is very hard to tell and there is always the chance that the vendor is wrong too. The smell of it when I was turning it was strong and spicy but not a smell I would want my wife to wear.

”not a smell I would want my wife to wear.” LOL : ) I can’t remember if the one I turned had any noticeable smell to it at this point , but I don’t believe it did. I have another piece just waiting to be turned and I’ll have to make note of it when I do.